american germander

Noun
Synonyms: American germanderwood sageTeucrium canadense

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North AmericaSynonyms: American germanderwood sageTeucrium canadense
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Germander \Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr['e]e, It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.?; ? on the earth or ground + ? tree. See Humble, and Tree.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Cham[ae]drys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs. [1913 Webster]

American germander, Teucrium Canadense.

Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis.

Water germander, Teucrium Scordium.

Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia. [1913 Webster]

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